Gary Bakewell

Gary J. Bakewell (aka CloudDancer) is today retired from a major U.S. airline. Logging his first flying hours at age 13 in 1967, his 29,000+ hour logbooks include over 12,000 hours flown in arctic Alaska. Those hours provided both the drama and the laughter contained in his stories. Since running away at age 19 to Alaska, Gary remains devoted to "The Great Land." He has written a series of books, available at his website: www.clouddancer.org

Even though it was only three o’clock in the late autumn afternoon, the last gray light of day would fade fast before too long, as the sun was blocked by multiple cloud layers. I heard Martin Olson’s voice coming through my headphones calling Nome Radio on 122.2. However, there was something… I don’t know. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but something didn’t sound quite right.

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